Strategically Aimed for the Lord’s Harvest in Israel
The Christian watchman below is standing on the wall at an ancient gateway conquerors used to enter Israel, at the port city Acco. After entering by sea, the armies would travel over to the Jordan and follow it down and over to Jerusalem. Acco remains an important spiritual gateway, only 12 miles south of the Lebanon border.
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Whatever else the unrest in all the Middle Eastern nations means, one thing we know it means, the Christians in those nations have entered a period of elevated threat level… and so has Israel.
The Middle East learning curve is steep so there is much “fog of war” surrounding the unrest. Not knowing the histories of the tug of war between religious Islam and secular-oriented rule in the region, many of us have had an unwarranted optimism for western style democracy. Most do not realize in the past 60 years the pendulum has swept back and forth. Truly the souls are hanging in the balance even as the Spirit of Messiah is being revealed under the radar in so many of these Muslim nations. Let competing narratives fall away and the view of the Lord be discerned in the household of faith.
This is why the most important voices to listen to in situations like this, are the voices of the Spirit-led believers in the strategic battle zones. Pray that ‘the fog of war’ will be lifted off of the truth, and the spiritual issues surrounding the unrest in Egypt and all the Middle Eastern nations would be revealed to those following Yeshua /Jesus. Pray that we can come into agreement with the Remnants in each of those lands and to the purposes of the LORD in this season.
Your watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
Isaiah 52:8
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March 1 the ultra-Orthodox of Arad have a demonstration of 400 planned outside of the private residence of a Messianic believer. Her crime? A widow, Polly is a foster parent and the ultra-Orthodox accuse her of trying to “steal the souls” of Jewish children. This is the 7th annual March protest on Polly’s home.
For the believers of Arad, March 1 will be a day of fasting and prayer for the unbelievers and religious persecutors – for the Light to be revealed to them. You are invited to agree in prayer and to break the cruses that will be hurled out that day against believers.
Also in Arad one falsely accused married believer in Israel has been freed from house arrest while another has been put in jail because the wife called the police wanting the husband to get counseling. New to the area, she did not know it would end up with her husband jailed indefinitely.
The Beckfords who know something about the way believers are badly handled by Arad police, have a vision for building a community center. One of its functions would be to provide believers a place to be paroled to instead of house arrest.
Eddie Beckford has been under house arrest around 3 years now when in truth he is there because he is targeted for persecution by the ultra-Orthodox. Pray for funds to be raised for this center to serve the believers of Arad. Drive their stakes into the ground of Arad!
A Jerusalem ministry reports on surprises they discovered in Amsterdam at the Anne Frank memorial house – a film that equated treatment of Dutch police toward Holland’s illegal immigrants with the Nazi attempted genocide of Jews. Outside on the streets a “Homomounument” supporting gays & lesbians aligning itself with the struggle embodied in the Anne Frank house. Pray for the Netherlands.
Pray for Israeli Jewish believers who are going into nations to preach the gospel and to strengthen the brothers in the faith and toward the wholeness of Jew and Gentile made one in the Body of Yeshua. Anointing on meetings and strong covenants formed with brothers.
Pray for an upcoming TV documentary of Messianic Judaism – no weapon formed against those featured or those featuring. Pray for fair treatment and portrayal of believers in this Israeli news production.
The call of the LORD upon Jewish believers to return to the Israeli homeland, and to specific locations within Israel is something we have heard over and over. Called from all walks of life to labor in a hardened field – but you would never know it from the radiant smiles of those that know they are where the Lord has placed them. Mazal tov to the Basses on their 30th anniversary of salvation.
Pray for all of those ministries – many Jewish and many Christian Arab – who are living sacrificial lives in order to bring much need healing to wounds. They are literally bringing healing to the broken hearted and binding up their wounds. As they water, so may they be watered.
Family is a strong element of the Jewish experience, but among the followers of Yeshua it is the key to a living testimony to unsaved neighbors and friends. Pray for all the congregations and ministries that are placing a priority focus on building up the families into brightly shining lights that cannot be hid.
More Israeli ministries are going to Facebook. It is a great tool for making new friends, connecting with old friends or giving short blasts from your ministry – but it is not secure from enemy eyes.
Pray for the cousin of Barbara Streisand who is being denied Israeli citizenship because he was spotted as the Facebook friend of an Israeli Messianic Ministry.
Pray for those in Israel who are challenging religious and civil rights violations in the courts.
Pray for those seeking new facilities that God will open a door that no man can shut.
Pray for the storehouses of Israeli ministries to be filled with the generosity of those who see the storm clouds gathering over the Middle East, and desire to have a part in preparing the Body of Israel to be a blessing in the days ahead.
Yeshua Israel wrote this week: “What we must be alert for is missing our moment. Esther was warned not to be so absorbed in her life of luxury that she missed the reason God put her there. Let us ask ourselves, “Why am I where I am today? Why have I been given what I have? Why do I know the strategic people I know?”
In years past the Israeli media treated Israeli Messianic Jewish believers as if they did not exist – no mention of them in the press. Now there is much mention of the Israeli Body of believers in the past several years – mostly stemming from persecution. Often the media reports are positive, other times negative and some are a mixed bag.
Pray for David Lazarus & the Beit Immanuel congregation which appears to suddenly be receiving a lot of media attention. Proclaim “all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.” The Lazarus family fits that to a T, as do all the wonderful Body in Israel.
Mazal Tov also to proud new grandparent David and Josie Silver, who son and daughter-in-law Keren, gave birth to a baby girl last week. Avigail is the first member of the Silver family born in Israel.
Pray for the pro-life movement in Israel which many of the Israeli ministries participate in. The number of legal abortions performed in Israel dropped by 19% in recent years. Hallelujah for the lives saved, but their hearts are set on changing many more hearts to value precious life.
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The Jerusalem News Network briefing for Praying the Headlines notes that “Obama Seen as Anxious for Islamist Rule in Egypt” Also a good summary brief of who the Muslim Brotherhood really are (it sure isn’t what U.S. national security advisor Clapper says!)
Defining Palestinian/Islamic Terms
by Asher Intrater
One of the biggest problems the world and even Christianity faces today is the lack of discernment between enemy and foe. Not using discernment, we take the spiritually naive approach of accepting everyone as friend, until it is too late to guard against foe. Wise as serpents, harmless as doves is the posture we need. Asher parses some of the distinctions for us in this article. –Donna Diorio
Howard Bass shares great insight into spiritually understanding the current unrest on Middle Eastern streets in an excerpt from his prayer letter titled Intifada
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“Roots & Reflections” Israel tour by the ministry of Barry & Batya Segal.
The dates are June 12-20, 2011.
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